Elections / 2006 · Senate · MN
Minnesota — 2006 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2006 · U.S. SenateMinnesota · U.S. SenateAmy KlobucharD+20.1
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2006 Senate returns.
- Amy Klobuchar✓Democratic-Farmer-Labor1,278,84958.1%
- Mark R. KennedyRepublican835,65338.0%
- Robert FitzgeraldIndependence71,1943.2%
- Michael James CavlanGreen10,7140.5%
- Ben PowersConstitution5,4080.2%
presidential baselinePresident 2004D+3.5Senate 2006D+20.1vs. baselineD+16.7
Minnesota's 2006 Senate race ran 16.7 points more Democratic than its 2004 presidential margin.
Minnesota's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +42.5% |
| 1978 | −16.2% |
| 1982 | −6.0% |
| 1984 | −16.8% |
| 1988 | −15.3% |
| 1990 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | −5.0% |
| 1996 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | −1.7% |
| 2006 | +20.1% |
| 2008 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | +34.7% |
| 2014 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | +24.1% |
| 2020 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | +15.7% |
Same ballot, 2006MN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2006 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.